Cassius Clay VS Muhammad Ali

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  1. Songshadow

    Songshadow Dogged & Relentless Full Member

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    I wish we had another section just for fantasy boxing bouts.
    Moses Vs Noah
    Jessie James Vs Billy the kid
    Ect.

    This would sure free up a lot of room in the classic section for something real.
     
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  2. HOUDINI

    HOUDINI Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Clay would mean the fighter prior to his first bout with Liston. Ali would mean the fighter after his first bout with Liston.

    Ali wins.
     
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  3. JohnThomas1

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    I'd take peak pre exile Clay/Ali to win a decision over post exile Ali.
     
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  4. Rumsfeld

    Rumsfeld Moderator Staff Member

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    Ali takes Clay into deep waters and makes it more competitive than most anticipate. Tooth and nail, razor close.
     
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  5. ETM

    ETM I thought I did enough to win. Full Member

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    Perhaps but would he actually get the decision? Ken Norton, Ernie Shavers and Jimmy Young could be the judges.
     
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  6. JohnThomas1

    JohnThomas1 VIP Member

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    :D
     
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  7. BitPlayerVesti

    BitPlayerVesti Boxing Drunkie Full Member

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    Gilgamesh Vs Achilles, LPR
     
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  8. HOUDINI

    HOUDINI Boxing Addict Full Member

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    His bout with Shavers the decision was not controversial.
     
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  9. young griffo

    young griffo Boxing Addict Full Member

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    They'd both be alarmed and intimidated by how pretty the guy in the other corner was.

    It would be a straight draw.
     
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  10. jowcol

    jowcol Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I'm thinking Ali, prior to exile vs. Ali after he came back against Quarry in late 70. Given that scenario, it may well have been a 'scrap'. But...An Ali from March 67 to October 70 (which we never saw) may well have TKO'd the second coming of Ali.
    My $0.02
     
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